2020/2021

2022/2023

DM270

BIO/14 (PHARMACOLOGY)

DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

NEUROPHYSIOPATHOLOGY TECHNIQUES

PERCORSO COMUNE

3°

(03/10/2022 - 20/01/2023)

2

16 lesson hours

Italian

ORAL TEST

FRANCO VALENTINA - 2 ECTS

Adequate understanding of principles of chemistry, biology, anatomy and physiology

At completion of the course, students must be able to:
- know the basics of drug therapy, the main drug interaction mechanisms and the methods for clinical evaluation of drugs;
- describe therapeutic and adverse effects induced by medicines on organs and apparatuses with particular reference to drugs used to treat central nervous system diseases;

Drug discovery and development; drug-drug interactions; antipsychotics; antidepressants; benzodiazepines; major analgesics; antiepileptic drugs; antiparkinson drugs; muscle relaxants and other drugs used in the treatment of spasticity; general and local anaesthetics; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; drugs used for the treatment of dementia and of neurodegenerative disorders.

The course includes formal and interactive lectures. Faculty members are available at times reserved for student visits to provide clarifications about topics included in the course.

Furlanut M. Farmacologia. Principi e applicazioni. Ed Piccin, 2013

Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (Laurence Brunton, Bruce Chabner, Bjorn Knollman, authors), Twelfth Edition, New York McGraw-Hill, 2011

Katzung, BG, Master SB, Trevor A J. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology; New York: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2012

The examination consists in an oral evaluation addressing the topics included in the course. Students must demonstrate that they achieved the learning objectives of the course.